As you wouldn't (if you resided in Australia where I am) be able to purchase a region 1 Blu Ray disc of a new film purchased from the US and be able to watch it in the Blu Ray player you bought in your country, when will region free Blu Ray players be released. Someone said Blu Ray computer drives (that are currently quite expensive), are region free.

If you mean this, are their Blu Ray players region free ?. It wouldn't be viable to me,as I reside in Australia (that's region 4, whereas North America is region 1), not the US where this company is based.

If you mean this, are their Blu Ray players region free ?. It wouldn't be viable to me,as I reside in Australia (that's region 4, whereas North America is region 1), not the US where this company is based.

GBaxter wrote:Thanks sir. As that brand is only available in the US, are there any other Blu Ray player brands that one can get hacked and who would one have to go see to do that.

Oppo offers international shipping. If their players aren't out of your price range, I'd go with them. They make excellent players -- much better than most big name manufacturers. And no hacking necessary.